Kindergartners in Jerusalem held a memorial ceremony last week for the children killed in last month’s Oklahoma City bombing.
Bearing U.S. and Israeli flags, the children planted an almond tree outside he Na’amat day care center May 18.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Martin Indyk, took part in the ceremony.
“Some looked to the Middle East for the perpetrators of this vile, cowardly act,” he said. “Instead of finding culprits in the Middle East, however, we were deeply grateful to be overwhelmed by an outpouring of sympathy and support from this part of the world.”
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
